National Guard asking 7,000 troops to voluntarily stay behind in DC until late March

The National Guard Bureau is looking for thousands of volunteers to remain in Washington, D.C., until the end of March, even as thousands more have either left the nation’s capital or are preparing to

Some 25,000 Guard and active-duty troops were deployed in and around the city ahead of Biden’s inaugural

The anticipated violence did not materialize, so it’s not clear why the National Guard is looking for roughly 7,000 troops to volunteer to remain in the nation’s capital unless federal officials believe the threat of new violence remains. Continue rea…